A small ode to my favorite Cafe 27

The front of the Cafe

So as most (dare I say all?) of you know my mother, Denise Brennecke, is a wonderful chef/baker.  She's been running the kitchen at Cafe 27 (co-owned by our friend Tom Wolf) for about 2.5 years now, and the food has been amazing!  I loved eating there, and getting the leftovers at home, and I'm gonna miss the big selection of great food.  I also worked there for a good part of last year, and it was a great place to work.  Sure the bosses sometimes got on my nerves ;) , but for the majority of the time I had a lot of fun actually getting to see my mom, and swapping news with Tom.  I also really enjoyed the customers who shared in the vision and mission of the Cafe, and many of whom are family-friends (with a stress on the family).

The Green House framed patio/garden

As sad as it is for me as an employee and customer that the Cafe will be closing its doors on Saturday, it's a happy day for me as a daughter!  I'll still get to enjoy mom's food, fresh, local and sustainable as ever (minus ordering off a menu, not from... off, I usually put in special orders), and of course she'll still test out recipes on me, dad and our community!  The first thing I want when I get home is a (belated) birthday cake of some as-of-yet-undetermined-and-creative sort.  Or at least I hope that's my first craving, and not Taco Bell like last time, which is about as far in the opposite direction you can go. :P

My dad reading the paper and waiting for breakfast at the Cafe next to a portrait of my mom working in the kitchen.

I'm also looking forward to spending some non-cafe time with my mom this summer, maybe even staying up late and going to neighborhood parties!  I'm also looking forward to checking out Brother Fats Public House (run by Chef from Christians Bistro), which will be taking over the Cafe 27 building.

Check out the article here: Cafe 27 to close by the end of the week

Hope all the readers in Central Wisconsin go to the Cafe this week to eat a little (or big) something for me, appreciate the time and love that has gone into everything there, and say thanks!